Government Accountability Office

U.S.

Official Website: https://www.gao.gov/

The Government Accountability Office gathers information to help Congress determine how effectively executive branch agencies are doing their jobs.

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Government Accountability Office (GAO): The U.S. Congress "Watchdog"

The Congress of the United States created the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) in 1921. The original idea was to equip the legislative branch with the ability to monitor the expenditures of the federal government to ensure that taxpayer money was being spent as intended. This mission preoccupied the GAO for the next 50 years.

Contact Information & Office Locations

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General information about recommendations

Phone numbers:
  • (202) 512-6100
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Government Accountability Office

Address:
441 G St., NW
Washington, DC 20548

Phone numbers:
  • (202) 512-3000
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Strategic Planning & External Liaison

Phone numbers:
  • (202) 512-4707
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Technical or practical questions regarding Principles of Federal Appropriations Law (the Red Book)

Phone numbers:
  • (202) 512-9535
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Technical or practical questions regarding Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government (the Green Book)

Phone numbers:
  • (202) 512-9535
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Technical or practical questions regarding the Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (the Yellow Book)

Phone numbers:
  • (202) 512-9535
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